I’ve struggled over the past few months about dairy. I know it’s baby-cow-growth-formula, and neither me nor my children have the right to steal milk from another mammal. Not to mention… it’s super weird that we as a species commonly drink another animal’s milk or eggs. But anyways… For now, I’m feeding him yogurt and cheese because I’m a hypocrite if I eat these things myself and deny my child them, and I feel like people already judge me for not feeding my kid meat. Some day we will be vegan but for now, I’m feeding him yogurt and feeling super guilty about it. Which brings me to the topic of this post. Until now, I’ve been feeding Chance 2% plain or vanilla yogurt. I started him on vanilla, and then realized that was not smart of me because if I get him to like plain from the beginning, he will never know better and won’t be addicted to the added sugar. I know with babies they say to give them the highest fat percentage dairy products. So, I was stoked when my husband brought this bad-boy home: 6% plain yogurt made for babies!!!
It’s technically called “Liberte – Step 1 – Plain Light Sweet Taste”. Chance tried it today for lunch and he seemed to like it. I tasted it too, and honestly it tastes exactly like sour cream. Not saying that’s a bad thing. I guess it’s the same taste as regular 2% plain yogurt, just a big creamier and richer. It contains 70 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, 4g of protein and 25% daily iron intake. It’s also enriched with vitamin D, which apparently breastfed babies are lacking so that’s a good thing I guess.
What shocked me though was that it contains 4g of added sugar! And honestly, it doesn’t even taste sweetened at all. So what’s the point of adding sugar? Chance ate the non-sweetened 2% version no problem, so why are we making our kids addicted to hidden added sugars at the tender age of 9 months?
Pros
- Convenient packaging (grab and go)
- 6% fat content is good for growing babies
- Added vitamin D
- High in iron
- Chance likes the taste
Cons
- Unnecessary and random added sugar?
- Packaging is not very environmentally friendly (I’d rather buy a big container and portion it out myself)
- Dairy product so inherently mean to animals
An Earthly Chance 